Decriminalising drugs may lead to surge in pill testing A larger pill-testing site may be needed. The Canberra Times · Jul 17, 2023
Canberra's pill-testing results confirm that 'ketamine' is often another drug The first five months of the ACT's controversial drug-checking trial show only 53 per cent of substances thought to be ketamine actually are. ABC News · Jan 17, 2023
ACT govt to consider permanent pill testing site Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said its future would be considered through the budget process. The Canberra Times · Jan 13, 2023
ACT extends confidential pill-testing service CanTEST as evaluation shows most users discard tainted drugs Canberra's free pill-testing service will stay open until at least August after a study found it encourages illicit drug users to be safer. ABC News · Jan 12, 2023
Canberra's pill-testing service discovers deadly substance in counterfeit oxycodone tablets The ACT government is warning illicit drug users to dispose of yellow tablets that were sold and described wrongly as oxycodone. ABC News · Dec 31, 2022
What's in the drugs that are being tested at Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic in the ACT? From workout supplements in cocaine to children's cough medicine in MDMA, Australia's first fixed-site pill testing clinic has found some unusual ingredients in drugs. ABC News · Dec 21, 2022
As the ACT prepares to decriminalise most drugs, experiences from Portugal and Oregon offer contrasting lessons Portugal and the US offer contrasting lessons in what might unfold in Canberra when it decriminalises hard drugs, and police remain split on whether the plan will work. ABC News · Aug 27, 2022
What has Canberra's fixed-site pill and drug testing clinic found in its first month? Drug purity has been put to the test at Australia's first fixed-site pill and drug testing clinic in Canberra's CBD. ABC News · Aug 25, 2022